My mom is sending me a mini Christmas tree, my dad sent presents and food, and I bought a Santa hat recently. Although I live in Japan, where Christmas is more of a romantic date night than anything, it’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas. When I was in Kyoto as a student, I […]
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한국어 일기 10 (WEEKLY KOREAN DIARY 10) *Special Update Edition*
Wow, I can’t believe I’ve actually kept up with my weekly Korean writing. Since I’ve reached the ten-week mark, I will give you all some background info. (Korean Diary is at the bottom) I haven’t been in an actual Korean classroom since my second year of college. I started out in Beginner Korean and had […]
한국어 일기 10 (WEEKLY KOREAN DIARY 10) *Special Update Edition*
Wow, I can’t believe I’ve actually kept up with my weekly Korean writing. Since I’ve reached the ten-week mark, I will give you all some background info. (Korean Diary is at the bottom) I haven’t been in an actual Korean classroom since my second year of college. I started out in Beginner Korean and had […]
Winter Blues… Already??
Well, winter sure came fast. Japan pretty much skipped fall this year. The leaves hadn’t even really gotten a chance to change, and it’s already too cold to leave my house without a coat. Last year around this time, my friend and I were starting to feel the winter blues, so we started preparing for […]
The Pros and Cons of Being an Assistant Language Teacher
The JET Program has been sending native speakers to Japan for almost 30 years to teach in classrooms as language teachers, mostly for English. The program was designed to improve communication and understanding between Japan and foreign counties, and it gets a lot of criticism. Whether or not the English education system has improved since […]
Resolutions. (Or: Why I Don’t Have One)
I don’t have a resolution this year. A lot has happened to me in the past few days, but all of it has changed my perspective on life, if only slightly. Here’s the rundown on my past week or so: My friend and fellow Kyushu JET and I went to Hong Kong! She was born […]
Christmas.
So it is now Christmas Eve in Japan. I am sitting at my middle school. Why? We didn’t have classes today, but we had closing ceremonies so I had to come and watch. There wasn’t much to it, the teachers yelled at the kids to work harder, be more respectful, etc. And then the new […]
Christmas.
So it is now Christmas Eve in Japan. I am sitting at my middle school. Why? We didn’t have classes today, but we had closing ceremonies so I had to come and watch. There wasn’t much to it, the teachers yelled at the kids to work harder, be more respectful, etc. And then the new […]
Bliss.
I can’t stop smiling. So much has been happening lately that it was overwhelming to think of applying for grad school, working full time at a new job I am still bad at, living in a new place all alone, etc. But this holiday/break is shaping up to be a wonderful reminder of how lucky […]
Rejuvination.
Wow, I haven’t written a post in a while. I think it’s because I have been so caught up in what is happening, that by the time I get home to consider writing it down, I am too exhausted to try to put it into words. Lately my classes have been going better. I had […]
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